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Pashto vs Mossi


Mossi vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
29  
19
16  
6

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Kia ora  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
gafare  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
gafare  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
pachto  
moré  

German Name
Paschtu  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Mossi  

History

Origin
1651  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
Iranian  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  
Mossi  

Language Position
82  
99+
37  
34

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
mos  

ISO 639 3
pus  
mos  

ISO 639 6
pus  
mos  

Glottocode
pash1269  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Pashto and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Mossi language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Pashto and Mossi Language History.

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Pashto and Mossi Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Pashto and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Mossi language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Pashto vs Mossi Difficulty

The Pashto vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Mossi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Pashto and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.

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